- विज्ञापन -
Kullu, May 1: Two boys drowned in the Malana river in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday evening. While crossing the river on Bridge-4, both were swept away by the strong current of water. The body of one has been recovered, while the other is still missing. The police have registered a case and started further action.
The local administration, police, home guards, fire brigade, Negi brothers and local people have started a search operation to find the missing youth. The water of Malana dam has been stopped and the missing youth is being searched so that the youth does not get swept away by the flow of water. Both the boys were returning to Malana village from Bhuntar of Kullu in the evening.
The body of 19-year-old Indrajeet was recovered
The body of the youth who drowned in the river has been recovered, while the other youth Ramchandra (21 years) is still missing. His search is on.
They were crossing the river through a temporary bridge
It is being told that both the boys were crossing the Malana river on a temporary bridge, during which both of them were swept away by the strong current of the river.
According to Chappu Negi, who is involved in the rescue operation, no trace of the second youth has been found so far. The local administration and the rescue team have been engaged in the search since morning.
Police is getting the postmortem of the dead body done
The police will get the postmortem of the dead man’s body done and hand it over to the family members in some time. After this, his last rites will be performed in Malana.
